Arsene Wenger has revealed his interest in Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, but immediately damped any Gunners’ fans hopes of a deal by conceding he’s probably out of the club’s price range.

The Frenchman, who is in the market for a new forward, was quizzed on Serie A’s top scorer during his morning press conference and acknowledged Cavani was on his radar, but stressed he would need to break the Emirares bank in order to lure the Uruguayan star away from Napoli.

‘Cavani is a player that I like. What is for sure is that he costs a lot of money,’ Wenger told reporters.

United target: Wilfried Zaha (Picture: Action Images)

The Gunners boss also followed Manchester United’s lead by confirming his interest in Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, but again played down suggestion any kind of deal was close.

‘We are looking at him [Zaha], but at the moment we have had no bid,’ added Wenger.

Yesterday, United’s chief executive David Gill said: ‘Even if we did do something with Wilfried Zaha, that would be for the summer.

‘He’s one of the players we’re looking at and we’ll see what happens. There’s a long way to go. That’s all I’ll say at the moment.’